Hi everyone,

i am new to this forum. I used to play a lot of poker 4 years ago and i took a long break from the game. I think all the multitabling was starting to be too much for me. 2 days ago i decided to start a comeback.

The first thing i noticed is the games are better. The fish seem to have developed teeth over the years. Don't get me wrong there is still a lot of bad play and mistakes but the average skill definitely went up.

I also noticed making a deposit is definitely more difficult than it used to be. That one is pretty weird for me. Neteller used to be the way i did it. Now the sites accepting US residents don't even take the mastercard... I decided to order a netspend card and go from there. I still have about a week before i receive this one.

I decided then to hunt for freerolls but the landscape changed there as well. They are far less common than they used to be and the price pool have dropped significantly. I noticed a lot of pokerowned freerolls and that is what brought me here in the first place. I must admit i was pleasantly surprised with the website, promotions and else. Getting points at first is not really easy but still doable.

So i started playing freerolls in Betonline but i am not sure about this as some mention troubles to cashout. Some post seem to mention they got better in that regard... I am still not sure and dont want to fight to get MY money...

I noticed Bovada seem to have a large choice of MTT. I dont mind the anonymous part as it is the same for everyone and i love MTT. I would be more concerned playing cash game though. The netspend card was to make a deposit on this site. They seem to have a large MTT choice.

Carbon poker is the last one. I entered a freeroll yesterday and was fortunate enough to go to the end. This brings me 12$ and got me wondering if i shouldn't play more there. I noticed they have some nice MTT coming in February and they seem to have overlay from time to time. From the 2 days playing i have made 4 FT and 1 win in the MTT i have played. I definitely have flaws in my game and i feel so rusty playing. I have to get back to working on my game.

So my questions are the following.

Are Bovada and Carbon the best options for a MTT grinder? (please dont say pokerstars or Fulltilt you will bring tears in my eyes)

How are the double or nothing SNG on Carbon?

Is Carbon safe cashout wise?


Thanks in advance for your help folks,


See you at the tables